Episode 38: The Red Balloon, Tony Longo, The Gleaners and I with Genevieve Yue and Nico Baumbach

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week Genevieve Yue tells us about a film series she programmed at Metrograph called Implicit Movies. It's a fascinating selection of films, exploring a world of backgrounds, bit parts, and fragmented memories that lurk behind every image. Genevieve is an assistant professor of culture and media at the New School, and so we also talk about how she taught Uncut Gems in one of her classes. And as part of my “bring a friend” initiative on the podcast, Genevieve invited Nico Baumbach, an associate professor of film and media at Columbia University. We talk about the children’s classic The Red Balloon; Agnes Varda’s The Gleaners and I; and the new Adam Curtis series, Can’t Get You Out of My Head. Please note that to indulge my whim for spontaneity and mystery, Nico patches into our recording session partway through. You can support this podcast and read show notes with links at: rapold.substack.com Opening music: “Monserrate” by The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass